Here's the 3rd episode of my podcast, Toronto Mike'd. In this episode, Rosie and I chat about my Irish cardigan sweater, Sam the Record Man and television shows we're digging. This episode is exactly 27:28. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesSubscribe
Feist won the $30,000 Polaris Music Prize last night for her fourth album Metals. Many Canadian provinces claim Feist as their own. Feist was born in Amherst, Nova ScotiaShortly after she was born, Feist moved to Regina, SaskatchewanAs a child, she then moved to Calgary, AlbertaIn 1996, Feist moved
I enjoy the comments left on my Consumers Distributing entry. There are comments from those who fondly remember the old Canadian retail chain, some who worked there and others who aren't at all surprised Consumers Distributing didn't make it. Last week in Dublin, I needed an adaptor for my power
Sam Sniderman was 92. He was the founder of Sam the Record Man. I spent many hours perusing the floors of his flagship store at 347 Yonge Street.
Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi is a propaganda film by Walt Disney released on January 15, 1943. It's one of 32 short propaganda films Disney produced for the US government at $4,500 each. It's also in the pubic domain.
I love this. Feel free to tell me my favourite band sucks. Damn, that's good...
It's September 21, and this weather I've come back to leaves much to be desired. Where's that warm sun I left? I'm sure you have a lot on your mind. So if you do, dump it here. And if you don't, lurk away!
I don't own an iPad, nor an iPhone, so I'm not as interested nor up-to-date with the Apple iOS 6 news. But I am an observer of technology trends and it's been impossible to surf the web without hearing about the Apple iOS 6 Maps controversy. Apparently, Apple has replaced
In 2012, I've spent a good chunk of time in Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris and Dublin. I visit these cities as a tourist, doing some homework, marking up a map and hitting the streets with my camera. I don't visit Toronto this way, as I've always lived here. I often wonder
Open matte is a filming technique that involves matting out the top and bottom of the film frame in the movie projector (known as a soft matte) for the widescreen theatrical release and then scanning the film without a matte (at Academy ratio) for a full screen home video release.
A frequent commenter has written this guest entry and wishes for me to post it on his behalf. The words below belong to him. I'm alive.My friend isn't. He just killed himself.I'm on business in Calgary and I received a text from a friend asking if I had
This is what you see in Google Maps for a home in Detroit. View Larger Map Nobody said driving the Google Maps car would be easy...
There's an Irish owned and operated restaurant chain I've seen in Dublin called Maple Moose. They sell crepes, scoop & whipped Ice Cream, Slush Puppie, Waffles and beverages, and they do it all with Canadian branding. I particularly like the logo. Learn more at maplemoose.ie.
Paris was gorgeous, Amsterdam was cool, but Dublin is both gorgeous and cool. I love this city! I have 171 pictures (and one video) in my Dublin Flickr photoset, but here are a few of my favourites.
Kilmainham Gaol is a prison in Dublin, opened in 1796 and closed as an active prison in 1924. The history of Kilmainham Gaol is fascinating, especially with regards to its political prisoners, so yesterday I toured the facility. And Peter from the Kilmainham Gaol Museum, if you're reading this, you're
For 38 years, all I've known is cars drive on the right side of the road. When crossing the street, I naturally look that way - it's ingrained in my muscle memory. In Ireland, they drive on the left side of the road, and I can't seem to remember that.
On Saturday I visited the Heineken Experience in Amsterdam, and wanted to follow that up yesterday with a visit to the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin. The two tours and experiences are quite similar, and I enjoyed both. This building was built in 1902, but the Guiness we all know and
Walking in Dublin, I've seen plenty of signs like the one below. That sign says it all: I've left Amsterdam.
On my last day in Amsterdam before heading for Dublin, I visited the Heineken Experience. My thinking was that I could enjoy the Heineken Experience one day before visiting the Guinness Storehouse and effectively compare the two. This brewery started brewing Heineken back in 1867 and was recently renovated to
I'm posting this Open Mike from Amsterdam, looking forward to visiting Dublin this weekend. If you have any travel tips for Dublin, I'd love to read about them in the comments. You can also let me know what's happening back home in Toronto. A glance at my Twitter feed tells
Paris is the most photogenic city I've ever been to. Around every corner is another beautiful scene begging to be photographed. Here are a few of my favourite pics taken this week in Paris, France.
Finally, an alternative to the so called alternative... CRTC Announcement: http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1034063/crtc-approves-new-indie-rock-radio-station-in-toronto Station Website: http://indietoronto.ca/music/
Paris is full of life, and I've been living it up, but that doesn't mean I haven't made time for the dead. Yesterday I visited the Cimetière du Montparnasse and today I made the trek to Cimetière du Père-Lachaise to visit the world's most visited cemetery. At the Cimetière du
Bonjour from sunny hot Paris, France. Everything in Paris is so photogenic, it overwhelms the senses. At every turn, there's another scene out of a movie. I'll share more later, but for now, here's a little video I took yesterday of a typical scene in Paris. À la prochaine...
